Case of chorioamnionitis in an immunocompetent woman caused by Morganella morganii

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey R. Johnson; Michael Feingold

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 25 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1057-0802
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199801/02)7:1<13::aid-mfm3>3.0.co;2-u

✦ Synopsis

Morganella morganii is an opportunistic organism that leads to serious morbidity. It is an enteric organism commonly associated with immunocompromise and chronic urinary catheterization. We present a case of a healthy gravid individual who presented with chorioamnionitis and neonatal seizures associated with M. morganii. This organism, which causes severe morbidity, is fortunately rare in obstetrics and gynecology.